Immediately the world's popular Messenger WhatsApp offers a end-to-end encryption for all users. This means: Except transmitter and receiver one can understand in between the transmitted content. Not even the NSA, promises WhatsApp.
Long considered WhatsApp uncertain as to the outside. The data on each device, but encrypted for some time, but the exchange between users information previously. So it was possible that some intelligence agencies to tap data traffic and could record conversations between WhatsApp users in
plain text. With the recently introduced end-to-end encryption so is final, as the WhatsApp bosses Jan Koum and Brian Acton explain the corporate blog.
Encryption works with the latest version
Who the latest version of the Messengers used (2.16.1 iOS and Android 2.12.556 in) benefited from the new encryption. This is enabled automatically under Android you see a message that the chat is encrypted on iOS you have to first activate it in the security settings of the account. Basically, every text, every image, every voice message, every video and every call is now encrypted so that only the participants can see these messages in plain text. According WhatsApp that goes for group chats - but only if all participants have the appropriate version. "No one can look into this message. No hacker. No oppressive regime. Not even we" emphasize the WhatsApp bosses.
For users who want to know how encryption works WhatsApp has created a dedicated page. And who really want to know exactly how the technical procedure works for this PDF document determines a fascinating read - but in English. In addition, the possibility now is built to test the end-to-end encryption. The WhatsApp makers emphasize the importance of the work of the police is to ensure safety, but also indicate that unencrypted data can be used by criminals and rogue states. This note occurs naturally in the context of the current dispute between Apple and the FBI in the past few weeks, which was completed by the fact that it is the authorities apparently managed to crack the iPhone.
Long considered WhatsApp uncertain as to the outside. The data on each device, but encrypted for some time, but the exchange between users information previously. So it was possible that some intelligence agencies to tap data traffic and could record conversations between WhatsApp users in
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| WhatsApp now encrypts all data when communicating. |
Encryption works with the latest version
Who the latest version of the Messengers used (2.16.1 iOS and Android 2.12.556 in) benefited from the new encryption. This is enabled automatically under Android you see a message that the chat is encrypted on iOS you have to first activate it in the security settings of the account. Basically, every text, every image, every voice message, every video and every call is now encrypted so that only the participants can see these messages in plain text. According WhatsApp that goes for group chats - but only if all participants have the appropriate version. "No one can look into this message. No hacker. No oppressive regime. Not even we" emphasize the WhatsApp bosses.
For users who want to know how encryption works WhatsApp has created a dedicated page. And who really want to know exactly how the technical procedure works for this PDF document determines a fascinating read - but in English. In addition, the possibility now is built to test the end-to-end encryption. The WhatsApp makers emphasize the importance of the work of the police is to ensure safety, but also indicate that unencrypted data can be used by criminals and rogue states. This note occurs naturally in the context of the current dispute between Apple and the FBI in the past few weeks, which was completed by the fact that it is the authorities apparently managed to crack the iPhone.
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